Beto ORourke has hired a former top aide to Barack Obama to be his campaign manager, installing a seasoned political strategist to take the helm of what has so far been a skeletal organization effectively overseen by Mr. ORourke himself.
Jennifer OMalley Dillon, a data expert who was Mr. Obamas deputy campaign manager in 2012, said in an interview Monday that she was going to work for the 46-year-old former Texas congressman because he represents a new generation of leadership I think we need.
Ms. OMalley Dillon was one of the most sought-after Democratic operatives of this election and her hiring suggests that Mr. ORourke is willing to professionalize his presidential bid in a way he resisted during his electrifying but unsuccessful Senate campaign last year.
A former executive director of the Democratic National Committee, Ms. OMalley Dillon, 42, has worked on five presidential races and a number of other campaigns.
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